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Tenorio says Kings import Brownlee will only get better
Forced to find a replacement import after Paul Harris sustained a hand injury, Ginebra coach Tim Cone has been bracing for the worst when he got Justin Brownlee last week. And his fears materialized...
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Henton gets job done in Aces’ first win
After failing to lead Alaska in its opener against Meralco last Sunday, LaDontae Henton was motivated to prove that the Aces didn’t make the wrong choice on entrusting him the reins of the team in...
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Phelps scores 52, powers Phoenix past GlobalPort for 1st win
Not even an elbow to the mouth could stop Eugene Phelps from delivering Phoenix’s first win of the conference. The new reinforcement exploded for 52 points in his debut to lift the Fuel Masters to a...
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GlobalPort’s Glover dedicates game to fallen college teammate
Mike Glover wanted to win GlobalPort’s game against Phoenix badly, and he had every reason to do so. Not even mentioning the Batang Pier’s winless campaign this 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup, the...
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Beermen lean on Reid, Fajardo to beat Hotshots
All San Miguel needed was the leadership of AZ Reid and the stability provided by June Mar Fajardo. Motivated to bounce back from their shock loss to Mahindra, the Beermen bounced back with a 109-100...
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After bouncing back, Fajardo says SMB can’t be overconfident
Still seething from its shock 105-103 loss to Mahindra on Wednesday, San Miguel got the reality check it badly needed in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup. Learning from the miscues of that game, the...
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Webb: Sluggish Star ‘didn’t deserve to win’ vs SMB
Even Star coach Jason Webb admitted he felt his team just wasn’t in it against San Miguel on Sunday. “We didn’t deserve to win today,” he said after the Hotshots’ 109-100 defeat. “We came out there...
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Phoenix, San Miguel triumph in style
NOT EVEN a busted kisser could keep Eugene Phelps from completing a memorable PBA debut, and leading Phoenix Petroleum to its first win in the PBA Governors’ Cup. Decked by a wayward elbow that almost...
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‘Outcoached’ in Phoenix’s 0-3 start, Vanguardia savors first win
After a career that has seen him in the sidelines of the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association, NCAA, and Asean Basketball League, Ariel Vanguardia has had quite a coaching experience. And yet,...
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No slowing down Reid amid long SMB break
For AZ Reid, San Miguel’s 109-100 victory over Star on Sunday display how scary a locked-in Beermen squad could be for the entirety of the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup. “This is how we should play. We...
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Gin Kings, E-Painters out to stretch PBA win runs
BARANGAY Ginebra and Rain or Shine battle separate foes Wednesday looking to extend two-game winning streaks as elimination round action in the PBA Governors’ resumes at Smart Araneta Coliseum in...
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Pringle makes up for late misses with key assist
Stanley Pringle enjoys having the full trust of the GlobalPort coaching staff that even if he muffed two potential game-winners in their duel against Meralco, he still kept finding the ball in his...
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Black: Bolts ‘listless’ in double OT loss to Batang Pier
There was no doubt in coach Norman Black’s mind that the root of Meralco’s downfall on Sunday boiled down to some of his key players being unprepared in its game against GlobalPort. “Some guys were a...
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San Miguel stops streaking Ginebra in 2OT
San Miguel Beer blew big leads before holding off Barangay Ginebra, 111-105, in double overtime in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup Sunday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Arizona Reid posted team-highs 26...
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Beermen, Batang Pier prevail in 2 OTs
REGAINING its poise like the champion team that it is, San Miguel Beer Sunday night went through virtual hell before surviving Barangay Ginebra, 111-105, in double overtime, to claim a share of second...
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Fajardo lauds Ginebra bigs
After playing for 50 minutes on Sunday night, June Mar Fajardo could only breathe that sigh of relief after San Miguel Beer survived Barangay Ginebra in double overtime. The reigning two-time MVP...
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Tenorio: Ginebra had nothing left in 2nd OT
Fighting back from 24 points down, Ginebra almost made a comeback to remember after Japeth Aguilar blocked June Mar Fajardo with less than 10 seconds left in regulation. Barangay Ginebra nearly pulled...
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Ross hopes to avoid serious injury after tweaking knee
Chris Ross hopes that his right knee injury won’t be a serious one. Ross felt a tweak in his knee in the third quarter of San Miguel’s 111-105 double overtime win over Ginebra and the defensive-minded...
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Durham’s 55 points not enough to lift Bolts
Allen Durham could say that he gave his all for Meralco in a 126-123 defeat to GlobalPort in double overtime on Sunday. After all, his 55 points, 14 rebounds and six assists gave the Bolts a golden...
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Sidelined for months, Santos glad to be back for SMB
Inactive for three and a half months, Arwind Santos savored every moment of his return for San Miguel on Sunday. “Na-miss ko nga eh. Passion ko na yung basketball kaya nakakamiss pag nawawala ako sa...
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